Joey Update

This month Joseph had his 6 month NICU check up and his 6 month therapy check up. We had very positive reports from both. The NICU said that he was in the low normal developmental range (he was below normal/at risk at his last check up) and said that he looked great. He was at 60% for his head size, 95% for his length/height, and 50% for his weight (last time he wasn't on the charts). Joey's Occupational and Physical Therapists are VERY impressed with his progress and stated he needed a little more help with his gross motor skills. They stated that if he continues to progress like he has been, he should be done with therapy by 2 yrs. old!

Some of the new tricks in Joey's bag are speed crawling (man that kid can glide across the floor), pulling up to his feet, scaling up windows, people, cabinets (in which he opens and empties), and walking along furniture (this is his newest trick). Over vacation, Joseph also found a way to fall over the side of the crib (Mr. Houdini himself would have been impressed because Joey does not climbed yet).

Joey officially has 6 teeth now and has graduated to eating Goldfish, french fries, and Ritz crackers!

As always we thank the good Lord everyday for this miracle boy! He keeps us on our toes, but we love every minute of it!

Last Stop...Indiana Beach!

The last stop on the Heiple family vacation was Indiana Beach. My grandma and grandpa rent a cabin every year and invite everyone to come swim, play games, ride rides, and relax. It was a full cabin this year...Grandma and Grandpa, Kelly and Rick, Mom and Jim, and Jason, Olivia, Joey and I came on Sunday, then on Thursday Mark and Jay joined us, and finally on Saturday Jake, Stephanie, and Nicholas came. At one point we had 14 people in the cabin.

This was Olivia's third time at Indiana and Joey's first time. It turned out to be a great week. We only had one rainy day and one cool day, the rest of the time it was in the mid 80's...perfect weather for the pool and beach. During the day Jason and I would take Livi and Joey to the pool or beach, and then in the evening we would go for a walk on the boardwalk, ride rides, get a dessert, and then return to the cabin for games and bed. Unfortunately, Jason had to leave early, but Olivia, Joey, and I got to stay till Sunday and ride home with Mom and Jim.

We send out a BIG thank you to Grandma and Grandpa for the great week in Indiana, for the cabin, all of their generosity, and delicious meals. Thank you also to Kelly and Rick, Mark and Jay, Mom and Jim for delicious meals and for loving (spoiling) Olivia and Joseph all week...(we are detoxing now :) )

Here are some pictures of our week...

Fun in the sun at the pool, splash park, and beach...if you notice most of these pictures have Jason and Jim in the water. The water was a bit chilly and Jas, Jim, Kelly, and Rick were the brave ones in the bunch. Mom and I braved it a couple times.

























Riding rides...Joey was a big boy and rode on the cars, "horsies," motorcycles, train, and the big ferris wheel! Olivia rode on anything that she could





















Back at the cabin...this first picture was proof that Grandpa Sennott would do anything for Olivia...Go Cardinals!!!